Refrigeration – Automatic control – Responsive to vehicle body motion or traction
Patent
1997-09-18
1999-05-04
Tanner, Harry B.
Refrigeration
Automatic control
Responsive to vehicle body motion or traction
62150, 62158, 62182, 62282, 62244, F25D 2100
Patent
active
058990828
ABSTRACT:
A method of drying condensate from the heat exchanger of a vehicle's air conditioning system after operation in order to thwart odor buildup is provided. The method comprises first determining that the engine of the vehicle has been switched off and that the air conditioning system of the vehicle was in operation prior to the engine being switched off. If these two conditions are met, the blower of the vehicle's air conditioning system is operated on a predetermined time schedule to draw air through the heat exchanger and through the air conditioning duct work to dry condensate from the heat exchanger and from interior surfaces of the duct work. In this way, the growth of fungus and bacteria that cause odor is thwarted.
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Brown William
Reddington Glenn R.
Stein Myron
Viskil Ron
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